Senior Medical Manager Medical Affairs Cellular Therapy

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Kite a Gilead company is hiring a Senior Medical Manager to support US Medical Affairs. As a Senior Medical Manager you have both fieldbased as well as officebased responsibilities. You will be key in leading Medical Affairs initiatives in the US and provide medical support to a crossfunctional team. You will report to the VP US Medical Affairs.

With a strong biomedical background you bring relevant medical knowledge to both customers and internal teams and support the teams by answering medical questions. This role is characterized by strategic thinking leading US medical affairs activities for Kite crossfunctional collaboration all for which communication skills and business acumen are are responsible for liaising with key opinion leaders and healthcare professionals in academic and clinical centers for scientific exchange and data generation to ensure appropriate use of and preparing the landscape for cell role is responsible for ensuring that medical affairs activities comply with pharmaceutical regulations and laws and providing expertise on drug safety and medical topics. Provides medical expert advice to ensure accuracy of data to support existing products or new product launches. Develops medical product information and stays informed on scientific trends and competition.

Position Overview:

The Senior Medical Manager Medical Affairs will play a key role in the development and of medical strategies for our cellular therapy products. This individual will act as a medical expert collaborating with crossfunctional teams to ensure the successful integration of scientific and clinical insights into the companys development programs and commercialization activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in clinical or translational medicine excellent communication skills and a deep understanding of the cellular therapy or hematology landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

Medical Strategy and Leadership:

• Develop and implement medical strategies aligned with corporate goals for cellular therapy products.

• Provide medical insights into product development and commercialization plans ensuring alignment with scientific and clinical evidence.

• Lead the development of scientific content for promotional and educational materials clinical trial protocols and regulatory submissions.

• Establish and maintain appropriate scientific interactions with TA experts/opinion leaders and drives discussions and projects with the aim to integrate

• Develop the local medical plan of action (POA) in line with global strategic planning and contributes to the crossfunctional POA. Develops and executes projects and tactics according to the national strategic plan.

• Work side by side with the Medical Directors for lymphoma and multiple myeloma on various activities: Field team resources Medical Review Committee External grant review / evaluation vendor management and congress strategy development.

Clinical and Scientific Expertise:

• Serve as a scientific and clinical resource to both internal and external stakeholders including investigators clinicians and KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders).

• Collaborate with R&D and clinical development teams to provide medical input into ongoing and future clinical trials.

• Interpret clinical trial data and communicate findings to internal teams regulatory bodies and scientific communities.

CrossFunctional Collaboration:

• Partner closely with Commercial Regulatory and Clinical Development teams to ensure medical insights are integrated into product development and lifecycle management.

• Engage with the medical community through advisory boards (Organize and participate at medical advisory boards) publications and congresses establishing the company as a leader in cellular therapies.

Medical Affairs Activities:

• Support Medical Affairs initiatives including investigatorinitiated studies realworld evidence (RWE) generation and postmarketing surveillance.

• Lead the design and of medical education programs to improve understanding of cellular therapies and their clinical applications.

• Monitor scientific literature and industry trends ensuring that the company stays at the forefront of cellular therapy innovations.

• Develop the local medical plan of action (POA) in line with global strategic planning and contributes to the crossfunctional POA. Develops and executes projects and tactics according to the national strategic plan.

• Identify and collaborate with local experts on local data generation activitiesand assist with pipeline activities and liaises with Clinical Operations

• Support the development of local clinical data through clinical trials investigator sponsored research and local sponsored studies

• Scientific input in HTA (Health Technology Assessment) dossiers and payer negotiations

• Represent the company to various groups of experts medical professional groups scientific societies regulatory payer groups or patient organizations

Regulatory and Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal policies for medical affairs activities.

• Support regulatory submissions including safety reporting clinical trial data analysis and regulatory filings.

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced scientific degree (i.e. MD PharmD PhD) and 2 years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience OR

• Masters Degree and 6 years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience OR

• Bachelors Degree and 8 years of biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience

Preferred Qualification:

• Minimum of 25 years of experience in Medical Affairs preferably within biotech or pharmaceutical industry with a focus on cellular therapy immunooncology or similar biologic fields.

• Proven track record in clinical development scientific strategy or medical affairs with a strong understanding of cellular therapy science or malignant hematology experience.

• Experience in designing and executing clinical trials or supporting regulatory submissions.

• Expertise in cellular therapies gene therapy immunooncology or related areas.

• Strategic thinking & open mindset

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret clinical and scientific data.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts to nonscientific audiences.

• Strong project management skills and the ability to lead crossfunctional teams.

• Demonstrated ability to engage with KOLs and external stakeholders to drive scientific discussions and advocacy.

Other:

• Ability to travel as needed (approximately 2030; and up to 50

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid longterm durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune systems ability to recognize and tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica CA. For more information on Kite please visit . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at jobs in the United States:

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